Domestic Violence
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How a Domestic Violence Trial Ended Kazakhstan’s Political Nihilism
A high-profile conviction has renewed hope that the law can actually bring justice. Botakoz Kassymbekova FP Over the past month,…
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‘Failed’: Criticism over budget’s response to Australia’s gendered violence crisis
The latest federal budget contained welcomed investments in women’s safety — but some advocates say it was also a “missed…
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Domestic violence is a public health and safety issue – it’s time we treated it as one
Sadly, these deaths are just the tip of the iceberg. InQueensland Family violence is present in every part of our…
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Talking about domestic violence is the first step towards stopping it
To seen an end to gender-based violence we need to understand what drives it and what barriers prevent us from…
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Stealing cars, hiding keys, cancelling insurance: UNSW study reveals how domestic violence perpetrators use cars to control and intimidate
As a domestic and family violence caseworker for the past two decades, it’s a form of “control” that Nicole is…
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Protect Women with Disabilities from Violence in Mexico
Imagine being trapped with someone who is violent and abusive towards you and having no way to escape Carlos Ríos…
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Domestic violence support groups call for secrecy after applications for new refuges made public in Illawarra, Hunter
Last week, Wollongong Council placed a development application for a domestic violence refuge for women and children on public exhibition.…
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Kids escaping family violence can be vulnerable to intimate partner abuse. We must break the vicious cycle
Many of these young people will have escaped family violence and then been endangered by abusive partners. Authors : The Conversation Our respective…
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How to support someone who is experiencing domestic abuse
For example, estimates suggest that one in three women globally will experience abuse in their lifetime. Karen Schucan Bird The Conversation…
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Domestic violence media coverage protects, excuses perpetrators, Newcastle University researcher says
In just one morning in the Warrnambool Magistrates’ Court, south-west of Melbourne, Magistrate Franz Holzer presided over half a dozen…
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Michelle Phillips | The Australian government must seek guidance to help end violence against women
When the United Nations General Assembly designated November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 22 years…
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Estimated 45,000 women and girls killed by family member in 2021, UN says
More than five women and girls were killed every hour by a family member in 2021, according to new UN figures…
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Iranian Women’s Demands for Freedom Must Be Heard
More than forty days since the death of Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini–who died after being arrested by Iran’s morality…
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‘Where is the evidence?’: critics take aim at NT judge who says antiracism is becoming ‘a religion’
Opponents say it is ‘surprising’ for Judith Kelly to claim that ‘on the whole, modern Australian society is not racist’,…
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‘I left with the kids and ended up homeless with them’: the nightmare of housing wait lists for people fleeing domestic violence
Our study of people on housing waiting lists in New South Wales, Tasmania and Queensland found private rental housing isn’t…
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Half of all Australians have been victims of tech abuse, landmark study reveals
Lin* doesn’t answer phone calls from unknown numbers. Ever. Gemma Breen ABC It’s been this way ever since a man…
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